Alaska Republican gives nod to public radio on Senate floor (Murkowski)

[Snoutport]

Source: Las Vegas Sun

“In many parts of our state, and certainly along part of where these teams are traveling right now, we don’t have a level of communication that we see here in Washington, D.C., or elsewhere,” Murkowski said. “So that’s our plug for public radio.”

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/17/alaska-republican-gives-nod-public-radio-senate-fl/

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We can only hope that more moderate republicans go the route of Murkowski... And now that she doesn't owe the republicans anything she suddenly has become a much more interesting politician.

[HEyHEY]

1. Same thing in Canada

Cons talk shit about the CBC, but if it weren't there, there would be TONS of people in the middle of nowhere with no information coming at them.

[iwishiwas]

2. Duffy a tea party Repug in Northern WI says he will vote to fund NPR for

the same reason.

[Frisbee]

3. She seems to be...

a republican capable of rational thought and with a conscience. I thought those creatures when extinct early last century. Who knew?

[alfredo]

4. Any of them committing an act of independent thought will

see a right wing challenger come the primaries.

[Frisbee]

6. Sadly, I'll be shocked if you're not right. n/t

[alfredo]

9. Reps have gotten booted for less. Authoritarians don't like independent thought.

[Zambero]

10. She already did, and beat him in the general as an Independent

The take home on that one is that being beaten in a GOP primary by a Teabagger doesn't automatically confer victory to said wingnut. And a 'bagger nominee that beats out a more moderate Republican can still get clobbered by a Democrat (as in Delaware).

[alfredo]

18. Miller was too crazy, even for Alaska.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. She just got that remember?

and the GOP supported Miller. I am surprised she has not just dumped them

[alfredo]

19. If she is an Independent, she has dumped them. Is she caucusing

with the Reps?

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Yep, that is what I mean

she should just have dumped them and caucused with the enemy. Yes, we are the enemy.

[alfredo]

22. To be seen as the enemy by BOA, or EXXON is a compliment.

[Zambero]

23. She has dumped them on some key votes

Such as repeal of DODT. Mitch McConnell shouldn't count on Murkowski to do his bidding on every close Senate vote. She owes the GOP leadership nothing, other than an occasional jab in the eye.

[cstanleytech]

8. Meh, political parties regardless of their name

in our nations history seem to have the same problem, that being that total assholes seem to gain control of a party and then it goes to shit and right now as it so happens most of the republicans in office are assholes, not all of them of course but alot of them are.

[demwing]

13. Who would have thought that one day

Liberals would look back fondly on the days of Richard Nixon?

[cstanleytech]

14. Umm, not me.

:)

[Snoutport]

15. She's always been independent in some areas...pro choice, etc.

but her independent status and, having been stabbed in the back by her own party, has made her more independent. It is refereshing. I think, If Susan Collins or Olympia Snowe are going to continue their stay in government, that they too may have to go third party to beat the upcoming tea party candidates.

[Arctic Dave]

5. NPR is usually the only radio station in the villages.

The native corporations pretty much got her elected, she owes them at least this and more.

[Vidar]

7. Nice to know they're not all "Tea Partiers".

[scribble]

11. Short wave radio still works ...

and Liberals should have been out there for decades. The wingnuts were.

Shortwave radio signals travel all over the world. It doesn't matter how remote you are; you can still receive a shortwave broadcast. It's easy to set up. Commercial stations don't own those frequencies. NPR should be on shortwave.


sc

[Arkana]

16. She must be really pissed at the GOP--still.

Of course, now that she's proven she can win without them, they essentially have no hold on her.

[Auntie Bush]

17. She's been acting more Liberal ever since she was

recognized as the winner. Good for her...beating a T Bagger and voting for so many liberal causes......She knows who voted for her and supported her during the recount. Too bad she doesn't change parties. Maybe Indie but caucus with Dems.

[CBHagman]

21. Yay, Senator Murkowski!

The recent GOP votes in the House against public broadcasting were in the main symbolic, but what has come out in news stories (and has done, all throughout the years of debate over PBS, NPR, CPB) is rural communities' reliance on the service.